If you have watched the weather lately, you would have seen that the winter storm that hit the west is now gaining strength and heading across the central states.  There is a "pink" diagonal swath in the middle of the storm that is going to have a blizzard.

That would be us. :)

We are having light snow this morning with heavier snow starting around 1pm - expected accumulations of 5-7" by 5pm this evening and 10-14" by morning.  Except...

The wind will also start blowing from 25-35mph with gusts up to 45mph.  This is what makes for a blizzard - heavy snow and heavy winds.  They are calling for drifts of 8-11'.

Let me repeat... that is 8-11 feet.

To give you some perspective, most ceilings are 8-9 feet high.  So fill your room up with snow, and that is how high the drifts are going to be.

I am going to be taking photos throughout this storm and posting them here.  So stay tuned to get a front row seat on the Midwest Blizzard of '09.

Posted in: Slow Lane, snow on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at at 7:41 AM